Fred Goldsmith has been a valuable influence in the development of first-year East Carolina football coach Mike Houston. Goldsmith was Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year at Duke in 1994 before parting ways with the Blue Devils in 1998. Ironically, perhaps, former ECU coach Scottie Montgomery started his college career at Duke under Goldsmith. Houston was … [Read more...]

Official practice begins today for the 2019 East Carolina football season, which starts at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, which is also where the 2018 season ended. The final game last season was a schedule adjustment created by cancellations due to Hurricane Florence. Providing there are no weather wipe-outs this season, the Pirates will take on a pair of Football … [Read more...]

East Carolina starts preseason football camp on Aug. 1, looking to put the brakes on a trend that has produced four straight losing seasons. "Probably the players and coaches are in two different spaces right now," said first-year Pirates coach Mike Houston. "The players, this is the last week of our training. They have the run test (today). This is a very demanding week. … [Read more...]

NEWPORT, RI — Mike Aresco stepped to the podium at the American Athletic Conference football media kickoff on Tuesday to deliver his state of the league message as he does annually. Since his remarks before the 2018 season, Aresco has negotiated a new television package for the AAC, one that reportedly will provide the league about $1 billion over 12 years when it begins in … [Read more...]